Meanings
nounrurality (countable and uncountable, plural ruralities)
plural ruralities
- uncountableThe state of being rural.
Although the house is lonely it is on the electric tram route. You know the sort of market garden rurality that about a dozen miles out of London offers—alternate bricks and cabbages.
1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados - countableA rural characteristic.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
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Origin
Translations
Finnish maalaismaisuus, maalaismaisuus
- maalaismaisuusstate of being rural
- maalaismaisuusrural characteristic
Italian ruralità, ruralità
- ruralitàstate of being rural
- ruralitàrural characteristic
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